The Salkehatchie Longbeards chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation hosted its annual fundraising banquet Saturday March 9 at the National Guard Armory in Walterboro. Hundreds attended the event, which featured a silent auction, door prizes, and buffet, including fried … Read the rest

One cat prompted a big donation to the animals of Colleton County. On Monday March 11, Tim Anderson, the Elks National Foundation chairman for Walterboro and grant coordinator, brought a $1,000 check to the shelter for Friends of Colleton County … Read the rest

Colleton County High School held a career panel of former students of Walterboro and Colleton County High Schools on Monday March 4. Talking to students about their careers were Shakeya Arnold, owner of Flatz on Main; Blake Mosley, Blackout Window … Read the rest

Several new topics were raised at Cottageville Town Council’s regular meeting on Feb. 25.
 New hire: Ruby, a Belgian Malinois, was introduced by Chief Jeffrey Cook. Tautly muscled and high-strung, Ruby is a passive-alert drug detection dog; she will … Read the rest

Keep Colleton Beautiful Chairman Ladson Fishburne and Beaufort County Councilmember Dr. Paul Sommerville came to Colleton County Council’s March 5 meeting with a plan.
They wanted council to consider joining Beaufort County in its endeavor to establish a regional clean-up … Read the rest

Walterboro Council members approved a list of Community Development Block Grant priority needs during the March 5 session.
The city’s development of the priority list followed a public hearing last month conducted by the Lowcountry Council of Governments. LCOG has … Read the rest

Don’t look for Patricia Lewis on the couch. You stand a much better chance of finding the Walterboro resident walking the halls or filling a classroom seat at USC-Salkehatchie.
Decades ago, Lewis graduated from DePaul University in Chicago armed with … Read the rest

On Feb. 16 about 3 a.m., Colleton County Sheriff’s Office dispatcher Daquan Sutter was traveling to work from the Summerville area. The drive didn’t turn out as expected.
As he headed down Cottageville Highway, Sutter noticed a black Jeep started … Read the rest

Law enforcement officers from Colleton and surrounding counties learned about animal cruelty investigations during the first class held at the new law enforcement center on Feb. 28.
The training room was filled with not only law enforcement officers from as … Read the rest

The Colleton County Sheriff’s Office continues to interview witnesses seeking information into the death of a Macon Lane resident.
Members of the Colleton County Sheriff’s Office and Colleton County Fire-Rescue responded to a residence at 799 Macon Lane on Wednesday … Read the rest

South State Bank was closed for approximately two hours the morning of March 8 as bank officials and members of the Walterboro Police Department dealt with a bomb threat called into the financial institution at 520 N. Jefferies Blvd.
At … Read the rest

Homeward Bound Animal Sanctuary, a small dog rescue in Ruffin, is holding its first ever fundraising event on St. Patrick’s Day weekend Saturday March 16 from 7-11 p.m. at the Colleton Museum and Farmers Market.
“We’re calling it our St. … Read the rest

Just inside the doors of the Hendersonville Elementary School cafeteria three studious young ladies stood around a table.
Dressed in period clothing from the early 1960s, they had pencils and paper in hand.
Noelle Cobbs portraying Katherine Johnson, Zarianna Gethers … Read the rest

The deceased donation process begins with a decision. You decide you want to help save people with end-stage organ disease by donating your organs when you die. When your time comes, perhaps decades later, your organs may be used to … Read the rest

Sometimes a tragedy for one family can turn into a blessing for another. Such was the case with the death of Jeremy Owen Blewer, a 19-year-old from Yemassee who died a year ago on March 10, 2018. His parents Mia … Read the rest

The Colleton County girls’ varsity soccer team fell 5-1 to May River High School on Friday May 8 at home.
Heather Dowd scored late in the game on an assist from Stephanie Hooker.
“We knew going … Read the rest

The Colleton County Band of Blue Winter Ensembles traveled to Columbia on Saturday March 9 for the 2019 CWEA White Knoll Regional Contest. The Colleton County High School Winter Percussion and the Colleton County Middle School Cadet Percussion took first-place … Read the rest

Lady Cougars’ ace Whitley Weathers led Colleton County to a 5-2 win over Barnwell High School on Friday March 8 on the road. Weathers went the distance in the circle, allowing one earned run on four … Read the rest

The Colleton Prep varsity softball team split games last week earning a 17-0 win over Andrew Jackson and suffering a 14-4 loss at the hands of SCHSL AAAAA Summerville High School.
In the shutout win over … Read the rest

Cougar senior Chase Hadwin threw a no-hitter against Wando High School Friday March 8 to secure a 7-0 win for Colleton County at home.
Hadwin struck out 10 batters and issued just one walk in the … Read the rest

The Colleton County High School boys’ soccer program dropped the regular season opener 9-0 against Battery Creek on Tuesday Feb. 26 on the road.
“The boys have been preparing hard for the season, so it was … Read the rest

The 16-U Branchville-Colleton Juniors Club Volleyball (BCJVB) team recently captured the Silver Bracket Championship in the Southern Classic Tournament held in Spartanburg. The BCJVB lost the opening pool match to the S.C. Warriors in two sets … Read the rest

Each year at the Palmetto Sportsmen’s Classic, SCDNR wildlife biologists and wildlife technicians have an antler scoring station, located in the Ellison building at the S.C. State Fairgrounds, where hunters can bring their antlers to have them scored. Depending on … Read the rest

Over the last few weeks we, the students at Colleton County High School, have been working on local heroes that have made an impact in Colleton County. No matter how small or big the person’s act was, as long as … Read the rest

ISLANDTON – Mr. Milton Paul Murdaugh, known by all as “Buddy”, age 83, of Islandton, entered into rest Tuesday morning, March 12, 2019, at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro. He was … Read the rest